Weekend getaways from New Orleans
37 cities you can fly to nonstop on Friday and back nonstop on Sunday. 25 of them have a Friday flight at 5pm or later — leave after work.
Under 2 hours · 18
| Destination | Out Friday | Back Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| HOU — Houston ~50m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 4 flightslast 8:48p | 6 flightslast 11:02p |
| IAH — Houston ~54m · United Find fares 🥕 | 9 flightslast 9:00p | 8 flightslast 10:11p |
| ATL — Atlanta ~1h4m · Delta, Frontier, Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 11 flightslast 7:37p | 11 flightslast 11:12p |
| AUS — Austin ~1h5m · Delta, Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 6 flightslast 7:23p | 6 flightslast 10:38p |
| DAL — Dallas ~1h15m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 7 flightslast 9:00p | 8 flightslast 9:29p |
| BNA — Nashville ~1h17m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 5 flightslast 6:43p | 4 flightslast 10:16p |
| DFW — Dallas-Fort Worth ~1h18m · American, Frontier Find fares 🥕 | 8 flightslast 7:36p | 9 flightslast 9:58p |
| TPA — Tampa ~1h18m · Breeze Airways, Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 2 flightslast 7:27p | 3 flightslast 9:21p |
| SAT — San Antonio ~1h20m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 8:26p | 1 flightlast 12:49p |
| MCO — Orlando ~1h26m · Frontier, Breeze Airways, Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 6 flightslast 8:08p | 5 flightslast 11:12p |
| FLL — Fort Lauderdale ~1h31m · JetBlue, Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 3 flightslast 2:11p | 3 flightslast 9:49p |
| STL — St Louis ~1h32m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 2 flightslast 6:00p | 2 flightslast 10:04p |
| CHS — Charleston ~1h33m · Breeze Airways Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 7:02a | 1 flightlast 5:18p |
| CLT — Charlotte ~1h35m · American Find fares 🥕 | 4 flightslast 6:40p | 4 flightslast 9:39p |
| MIA — Miami ~1h41m · American Find fares 🥕 | 3 flightslast 7:11p | 3 flightslast 11:10p |
| MCI — Kansas City ~1h45m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 10:59a | 1 flightlast 4:19p |
| RDU — Raleigh/Durham ~1h51m · Breeze Airways Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 8:01a | 1 flightlast 10:55p |
| MDW — Chicago ~1h58m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 3 flightslast 4:53p | 4 flightslast 10:11p |
2 to 4 hours · 17
| Destination | Out Friday | Back Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| ORD — Chicago ~2h · American, United Find fares 🥕 | 6 flightslast 5:42p | 6 flightslast 11:51p |
| DTW — Detroit ~2h3m · Delta Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 11:39a | 1 flightlast 9:21a |
| IAD — Washington ~2h14m · United Find fares 🥕 | 2 flightslast 11:51a | 2 flightslast 6:20p |
| MSP — Minneapolis ~2h16m · Delta Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 4:33p | 1 flightlast 1:12p |
| DCA — Washington ~2h16m · American, Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 5 flightslast 7:04p | 5 flightslast 7:15p |
| BWI — Baltimore ~2h18m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 3 flightslast 5:00p | 3 flightslast 7:27p |
| DEN — Denver ~2h23m · Frontier, Southwest, United Find fares 🥕 | 7 flightslast 8:07p | 7 flightslast 7:56p |
| EWR — Newark ~2h31m · United Find fares 🥕 | 3 flightslast 7:17p | 3 flightslast 4:07p |
| PHL — Philadelphia ~2h33m · American Find fares 🥕 | 3 flightslast 3:41p | 3 flightslast 7:59p |
| JFK — New York ~2h34m · Delta, JetBlue Find fares 🥕 | 3 flightslast 7:42p | 3 flightslast 4:55p |
| LGA — New York ~2h35m · American, Delta, Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 3 flightslast 7:54p | 3 flightslast 9:13p |
| BOS — Boston ~2h53m · Delta, JetBlue Find fares 🥕 | 2 flightslast 7:45p | 1 flightlast 10:57a |
| PHX — Phoenix ~2h57m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 6:08a | 1 flightlast 8:06p |
| SLC — Salt Lake City ~3h8m · Delta Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 2:06p | 1 flightlast 9:40a |
| LAS — Las Vegas ~3h18m · Frontier, Breeze Airways, Southwest, United Find fares 🥕 | 3 flightslast 6:31p | 4 flightslast 7:51p |
| SAN — San Diego ~3h34m · Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 7:16p | 1 flightlast 10:14a |
| LAX — Los Angeles ~3h40m · Delta, Breeze Airways, Southwest Find fares 🥕 | 5 flightslast 7:59p | 4 flightslast 7:16p |
4 hours or more · 2
| Destination | Out Friday | Back Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| SFO — San Francisco ~4h4m · United Find fares 🥕 | 2 flightslast 3:08p | 3 flightslast 5:26p |
| SEA — Seattle ~4h36m · Alaska Find fares 🥕 | 1 flightlast 5:38p | 1 flightlast 10:10a |
Nonstop weekend trips from New Orleans (MSY)
These are the destinations with nonstop flights out of MSY on Fridays and nonstop flights back on Sundays, both observed in our recent sample of departures. Times are local to each departure airport; "last" is the latest departure that day.
Only destinations whose return flights we track are listed — 45 of the 58 cities with nonstops from MSY. A destination that is missing may still have Sunday flights back; check its route page. All 58 nonstops from New Orleans →
Route data updated October 2026 from observed flight departures. Schedules change — always confirm with the airline before booking.
Where can I fly nonstop from New Orleans for a weekend?
37 destinations have nonstop flights out of New Orleans (MSY) on Friday and back on Sunday, including Houston, Houston, Atlanta, Austin, Dallas and Nashville. 25 of them have a Friday departure at 5pm or later.
What are the shortest weekend flights from New Orleans?
Houston (about 50m), Houston (about 54m) and Atlanta (about 1h4m) are the quickest nonstop weekend trips from MSY, based on recently observed departures.